Floor Covering News

JUNE 23, 2021

At Coverings 2021, the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America, Ceramics of Italy will return here to the Orange County Convention Center from July 7-9 to showcase an array of new ceramic and porcelain tile collections and installation products in the center’s North Hall. Orlando, Fla.—At

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Rubble Tile

JANUARY 28, 2021

Adex USA’s highly functional and timely porcelain collection, Floor, is now available at Rubble Tile. Designers love the tiles’ natural semi matte glaze, classic shapes, and neutral colors that have made them a popular choice for both traditional and transitional spaces. But what defines Floor’s.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Whether it’s the collection’s name or color palette, Architectural Ceramics is getting into the seasonal spirit with tile that is fit for fall. But, just like most of us eagerly await the change in seasons, these fall-inspired tiles are worth the wait. Porcelain tile is known for being tough.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 29, 2020

Ceramics are a safe choice for the environment. Made by combining fire, clay, and water, tiles are a natural material and do not give off harmful emissions. And, with their hardness and scratch resistance, tiles are an ideal choice for public spaces with high-traffic areas, looking pristine for many years to come.

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Tile of Spain USA

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Earlier this year, Spanish manufacturers vowed to continue to meet the needs of architects and interior designers by keeping production going in the ceramic tile sector. Maintaining that commitment, Spanish manufacturers overcame the setbacks that 2020 presented and emerge with new designs, technologies and innovations in tile.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 16, 2017

You may be adding garland to your White Pine or pining after tile you saw on our website. Whatever the case may be, when it comes to small design details, don’t forget about tile trim. We’ve been making a few lists of our own at Architectural Ceramics. A List of Tile Trim Terms.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Stonepeak Ceramics, a U.S. manufacturer of high-tech porcelain stoneware solutions, has made a series of strategic investments in its U.S. Throughout 2023, Stonepeak Ceramics has embarked on a $10 million comprehensive program of capital investments with a focus on all aspects of the Tennessee production facility.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2021

tile and stone often represent global influences that have been shaped to meet the needs of the American consumer. This year’s tile trends are no different, reflecting the need for self-expression, hygiene and even mental clarity—emerging trends seen around the world. Daltile’s Panoramic Porcelain. Emser Tile’s Passion.

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Architectural Ceramics

JUNE 8, 2018

Every year, Architectural Ceramics travels to the Coverings Tile & Stone Show to discover new products, meet new industry allies, and strengthen our vendor & customer relationships. Last year, world-wide vendors came together for “the global tile and stone experience” hosted in Orlando, Florida.

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The London Tile Co.

JUNE 22, 2021

How to choose bathroom tiles. Once upon a time, choosing bathroom tiles was simple, but now there’s an endless array of tiles to choose from. How about tile size? At London Tile Co. we understand the stress that often occurs when it comes to finding the right tiles for your home, and we’re here to help.

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Architectural Ceramics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

February 2016 – Rockville, MD – Twice as thick as most tiles, Garden 2cm is one of Architectural Ceramic ‘s first outdoor pavers. GARDEN 2CM HAS ALL THE BENEFITS OF PORCELAIN PLUS…. Come into any of our 6 showrooms today to meet with a designer about your tile needs! High traffic areas.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2020

Fashion and home trends have long inspired tile design. In fact, tile’s ties to these industries can be traced back centuries while also seen represented on the hottest runways and inside the trendiest homes of today. Below are just a few of the latest tile looks with links to this year’s fashion/interior design trends.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

The high-end tile market carries much potential for savvy flooring dealers. The ceramic, stone and porcelain tile category remains one of only two truly aspirational product categories within the industry, meeting the needs of the high-end market in several ways.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2024

Atlas Concorde USA unveiled its latest porcelain tile offerings, showcasing a fusion of inspiration and innovation at Coverings 2024. Beyond Dolomite tiles are offered in three different sizes (including a 12 x 24, 24 x 28 and 24 x 24 for outdoor applications), two finishes, mosaics and decors. Franklin, Tenn.—Atlas

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 31, 2020

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. The intrinsic characteristics of ceramic products make them preferable to other materials in terms of their limited impacts over their life cycle. of Italian ceramic tile production.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2022

Daltile recommends a ceramic merchandising system that can help guide the consumer through the selection process more efficiently. By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Five fabulous decorative tiles coming up in today’s collection of Cyberspace Curiosities. 1) Biselado Vintage Pearlescent and shimmering in varying shades of pink, Dreamtile ‘s Biselado Vintage tiles blend a mature shape with playful light and colour. Pink and peach pair together for stunning statement design.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 8, 2022

.— Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, released the winners of its 2022 Best Booth Awards. Landmark’s wide range of inspired displays included stunning limestone-look, wood-look and terrazzo-look porcelain tile collections.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Love Downtown YMCA in Wichita, KS, contains more than 50,000 square feet of mosaic and large format tile. Its installers turned to TEC® products to aid with fast-paced tile installation in a variety of challenging environments. It also includes administrative offices and community meeting rooms for local activities.

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Garden State Tile Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Garden State Tile has officially opened the doors to its newest showroom in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, which has been relocated to Chestnut Hill, PA (affectionately known as the Garden District). The Philadelphia location also showcases several options for gauged porcelain panels and slabs. We look forward to welcoming all!

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Conestoga Tile Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The Italian tile manufacturers have done it again. Always the pioneers in ceramic technology, they have once again developed a porcelain tile that is sure to change the interior and exterior ambiance of the world’s architectural structures. If you haven’t learned about gauged porcelain slabs yet, please read on.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 2, 2012

First came the advent of large-format tile designs, providing the customer with greater coverage (not to mention some great new looks) while using fewer total tiles. Still, large-format tile came with its own challenges, not the least of which was the weight of the material. Now let’s talk size.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2023

Las Vegas— Dal-Tile and its major brands, including Daltile, Marazzi and American Olean, is featuring a variety of new products at HD Expo 2023, being held here this week, in booth #4127. Suitable for floor, wall, countertop, shower and exterior floor applications, Rekindle is a concrete-look, large-format tile available in five earthy tones.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 14, 2019

by Frank Donahue, CTDA Technical Committee Chairman, Best Tile. Work continues by the ANSI A-108 committee to establish guidelines for the application of large format gauged porcelain tile to exteriors using a direct bond method.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

One of the most respected Portuguese tile brands, Recer was founded in 1977. Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

One of the most respected Portuguese tile brands, Recer was founded in 1977. Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio.

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Architectural Ceramics

JANUARY 22, 2018

Looking back on 2017, it was a good year for tile and for Architectural Ceramics. Each January, AC has a company-wide meeting, where we reflect on the previous year and create goals for the new year. Here is the Best of 2017, inspired by our annual corporate meeting instead of popular products and tile trends.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 17, 2019

We couldn’t help but get her thoughts on some tile too. AC: Tell us a bit of background about yourself, how did you come into your current role with Architectural Ceramics? After my husband and I moved to the DC area in 2011, I found Architectural Ceramics. Selling tile from the Rockville Showroom was a natural transition.

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Kitchens for Living

APRIL 21, 2015

I wanted to share some solid info about tile from the man who knows it best, Ryan Fasan. I had the pleasure of meeting “THE tile man” on my recent trip to the trade show Cevisama with Tile of Spain. For your viewing pleasure I am including some photos from some of the Spanish tile brands seen at Cevisama15).

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

The best suppliers of tile don’t hold back when it comes to design—and it shows. Here are the latest opulent tile designs from today’s top tile vendors. Each unique tile is enhanced by contrasting veining and striking golds. This high-end series also features the color Calacatta Lucca in a 12mm porcelain STILE slab.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Louisville Tile, a leading distributor of ceramic, porcelain and natural stone tile, has acquired American Olean Midwest, a highly respected tile supplier and distributor. The acquisition represents a significant milestone for Louisville Tile. Louisville, Ky.—Louisville

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 29, 2015

Architectural Ceramics, Inc. When you are a part of the CTDA (Ceramic Tile Distributor Association), you’re given a unique opportunity to explore parts of the tile community you’d never have been able to before. To learn more about Architectural Ceramics, Inc. takes on Istanbul: Part One. click here.

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Rubble Tile

MAY 4, 2017

Are you searching for a tile that is more than meets the eye? Rubble Tile has the perfect tile collections by AlysEdwards! They will excite anyone who is a fan of optical illusions, or anyone who is looking for a soft, sophisticated tile with an eye-catching texture.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Five fabulous decorative tiles coming up in today’s collection of Cyberspace Curiosities. 1) Biselado Vintage Pearlescent and shimmering in varying shades of pink, Dreamtile ‘s Biselado Vintage tiles blend a mature shape with playful light and colour. Pink and peach pair together for stunning statement design.

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 18, 2024

Last February, Atlas Concorde received the Export Capital award for the second consecutive year and was recognised as the top company in the Export Excellence category for the ceramics and marble sector. Designed to meet the needs of the global design community , Boost World transcends the concept of a collection.

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JG Kitchens

MARCH 3, 2015

I had the great pleasure of meeting Ryan Fasan, technical consultant to Tile of Spain and senior partner in Professional Attention to Tile Installations, on a press tour of Cevisama a few years ago. Ceracasa is one of the Tile of Spain-member brands at Cevisama (Photo Courtesy: Ceracasa). Mixing and matching tiles [.].

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 20, 2015

October 2015 – BETTY SULLIVAN TALKS ABOUT CERSAIE: INTERNATIONAL TILE FAIR – Bologna, Italy – I love Italy, the food, the ability of the sharply dressed Italian (men primarily) to romance the their products and the ancient architecture. I’m most excited about Florim’s membrane system that allows tile replacement!

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